The Bases Ending with n
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pain pe ɪn
painful
ˈpeɪnfl sin s
ɪn
sinful ˈsɪnfl
The base pain is pronounced as pe ɪn turns into ˈpeɪnfl when the suffix{-
ful} attaches to. Similar to the base sin s ɪn, which turns into sinful sɪnfl when
attached to the suffix {-ful}. This process shows that there is no alteration of
pronunciation before and after the words undergo suffixation process. vi.
The Bases Ending with ɪə Besides the base ending with phoneme n, the occurrence of the base
ending with ɪə is only two words. The data are listed below.
fear f ɪə
r
fearful
fɪəfl tear t
ɪər
tearful t ɪəfl
The base fear f ɪə
r
turns into fearful fɪəfl when the suffix {-ful}
attaches to. Another base is tear t ɪər becomes tearful tɪəfl after attaching the
suffix {-ful}. It shows that the bases ending with ɪə do not undergo the alteration
of pronunciation after receiving the suffix {-ful}. Hence, the attachment of the suffix {-ful} is directly added to the bases fear
fɪəfl and tear tɪər without changing the pronunciation.
vii. The Bases Ending with ʊə
Besides the base ending with phoneme ə, there is also the base ending
with ʊə which is only has one datum. The word is presented as follows.
power ˈpaʊər
powerful ˈpaʊəfl PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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The datum above shows that the pronunciation of the suffix {-ful} when attaches to the base power
ˈpaʊər does not undergo any change. The word has the same pronunciation before and after attaching to the suffix {-ful}.
viii. The Bases Ending with eə
There is only one word ending with e ə that can be attached to the suffix
{-ful}. The word is shown as follows.
care ke ər
careful
ˈkeəfl Based on the word above, there is no alteration of pronunciation when the
base care ke ər is attached to the suffix {-ful} which turns into careful ˈkeəfl.
In short, the pronunciation of the base and the suffix {-ful} remains the same as
the original one. ix.
The Bases Ending with ɔɪ
The suffix {-ful} also attaches to the diphthong. There is only one base ending with
ɔɪ that can be attached to the suffix {-ful}. The datum is as follows.
joy d ʒɔɪ
joyful
ˈdʒɔɪfl The base joy is pronounced as d
ʒɔɪ, it becomes joyful ˈdʒɔɪfl when the suffix {-ful} attaches to the base. It means that the base before and after receiving
the suffix {-ful} have the same pronunciation. The suffix {-ful} is attached directly without any change.